Reviewer | Study | Clear aim | Appropriate for qualitative research | Appropriate design | Appropriate recruitment strategy | Data collection | Relationship between researcher and participant | Ethical issues considered | Rigorous data analysis | Clear statement of findings |
1 | Ballinger et al25 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Can’t tell | Yes | Yes |
2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Can’t tell | Yes | Yes | |
1 | De Groot and Fagerström29 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1 | Dickinson et al18 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Yes | Yes |
2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Yes | Yes | |
1 | Evron et al16 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1 | Haas and Haines26 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1 | Hawley19 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Yes | Yes |
2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Yes | Yes | |
1 | Hawley-Hague et al20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Yes | Yes | Yes |
3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1 | Liddle et al27 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1 | Moody et al28 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1 | Peach et al21 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1 | Robinson et al22 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1 | Stathi et al23 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1 | Vernon and Ross24 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
1 | Wong et al17 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
% of yes’ | 100 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 85 | 15 | 77 | 85 | 100 |
CASP, Critical Appraisal Skills Program.